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Ho ho ho, and other Christmas and other holiday sentiments!
It's already getting near that time! Can you believe it?

GAJET will be hosting it's annual Christmas Enkai at Lake Haruna on Friday, December 5th!!
Come celebrate your Christmas in Japan before you head home, to Thailand or just to your normal run of bon-enkai. The location is awesome - if you haven't been up to Lake Haruna, it's beautiful! (Just ask Darc or Jeevy)

It's all inclusive, dinner (plus all you can drink), breakfast, room and transport to/from Takasaki station. Not to mention a great onsen overlooking the lake. I know I say this about everything, but it's a going to be a great time.

Here's the skinny:
Who: you, and you and you
What: GAJET Christmas enkai
Where: 榛名湖温泉ゆうすげ元湯 (Lake Haruna Onsen Yusuge)
Bus pick up/drop off available. 7pm at Takasaki Station East Exit
When: December 5th 7:45pm~ December 6th 10am (overnight stay)
Why: Because "tis the season"
How much: 10,500 yen includes: room, onsen, dinner, breakfast, all you can drink at dinner

Secret Santa: 1000 yen max gift to be exchanged.

Deadline to sign-up: November 30th
No changes after the 30th, if you're on the list after then, as always, you're committed to paying regardless of your attendance.
I have space for 35 people.

As usual, comment here or send an email to gajet.admin[-.at.-]gmail.com

See you there!

~~~ Der FINAL Listen ~~~~
1. Peter C
2. David L
3. Shauna I
4. Ken P
5. Mischa T
6. Matt T
7. Travis S
8. Sarah M
9. Dara H
10. Ronan C
11. Alison R
12. Jessica A. D
13. Kenji McC
14. Brooke B
15. Byron A
16. Dario De L
17. Brian K
18. Dean H
19. Adam Z
20. Jennifer L
21. Isaac H

GAJET's long awaited, and always fun canyoning trip is coming up! The period for reservations and payment is now!

What's canyoning? It's wearing a bunch of protective gear and sliding down natural water slides in the natural beauty of Gunma. Canyons has been in Gunma for years, and their trips are professional, safe and a most importantly fun.

Who should come? You! It's an awesome time! Everyone is welcome... until we have 25 people.

What's included? Professionally guided canyon tour, including gear rental and transport. An after canyoning BBQ, lodging for the evening AND a post canyoning party with DJs from the now infamous Full Moon Parties

How much? price is 13,500. We MUST receive your payment by furikomi before the event. (Don't worry, the furikomi procedure is actually quite easy, and we'll guide you through it)

What else?
The deadline is September 31st (no exceptions, no changes)
limit 25 people.
If you plan on driving or carpooling please let us know. Canyons will provide transport for people coming in by train, but we need to have numbers.

Reservations are accepted ONLY through e-mail to gajet.admin[at]gmail.com (it's important I have everyone's email so we can explain the furikomi transfer and give you our bank account number to do it)

what to bring:
bathing suit, towel, toiletries, bug spray, sunscreen, camera, cash, insurance card (you should always carry this), clothes (you should generally wear these), etc.

yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

1. R. Conlon
2. L. Kozloff
3. J. Dombeck (Driving from Numata area)
4. A.Chin
5. B. Basu
6. B. Bahn
7. A. Tanimoto
8. B. Kennedy
9. D. Hutchinson
10. A. Bols
11. T. Shivel
12. C.Leon
13. Len Kaske
14. K. Prokopetz
15. S. Creane
16. R. Higgins
17. M. Englar
18. J. Daniel
19. S. Imanaka
20. T. Hess
21. J. Tomas
22. M. Perez
23. S. Pang
24. J. Passmore
25. D. Strubel

The Non-Profit Organization; Supporting Union for Practical Use of Educational Resources, is looking for 8 Native English speakers to participate in an English camp to be held in Akagi, Gunma.

Responsibilities: You will lead a group of up to 10 children for 3 days and 2 nights at the event. You will be respobsible for maintaining order amongst the children, setting a good example for the kids, and helping them to speak English.

Start Date: December 22nd, 2007

End Date: December 24th, 2007

Salary: 30,000 yen　(total)

Your room and all meals will be provided at no cost to you.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please fax or e mail us with a personal resume listing any experience with children as well as any outdoors experience you have. Also, please include your: name, age, address, contact information, and employment status; ALT, etc.

For more information on the campsite, visit their URL at: http://akagi.niye.go.jp/ (in Japanese only).

I just received this e-mail. This years tournament is gonna be off-the-hook. Old school status. It's gonna be DOPE, STUPID FRESH, and everyone is gonna be like OH SNAP type status.
I need your FULL NAME by the 15th and Your Money by the 22nd...

Read on:

Sports Fans,

This is just a quick email. The tournament this month is looking VERY good, it is going to be massive! We have a lot of teams coming, the men's tournament is fully booked with teams waiting in the wings if a team should drop out. Firstly, I would like to remind you that the deadline for applications is Saturday 15th, so please get your application to me as soon as you can to ensure your participation. If your application or payment is late (full payment will be required by 22nd Sept) , then I may have to give your place to a team on the waiting list. Essentially, book early!

Enjoy your week, I hope to hear from you soon
--
Chris Moore
ALT Soccer Tournament
http://altsoccertournament.googlepages.com/index

Come join us as we climb the famous peak and witness the sunrise!
When: July 15-16.
Cost: ¥3000-6000 (cheaper if more people sign up!).
Itinerary: Leave Shizuoka station at 6pm on Sunday and begin climbing by 10pm. The bus will leave Stage 5 at around 10am-12pm to return the following morning. Once we get back to Shizuoka station, soak away the pain at Sumpu Yume Hiroba Onsen or head home. The more the merrier!
Sign-up deadline: July 1.
For more details or questions or to sign-up, email shizuokaajet@yahoo.com.

Takasaki City University of Economics is looking for foreign residents to join a group of 60 students for a fun 3 day camp in the mountains of Nagano. It will be a fun-filled 3 days of games and sports with a campfire & fireworks on the second night. It's a good chance to make some Japanese friends and learn a thing or two about Japanese culture while breathing some fresh mountain air. All expenses are paid for foreign participants so if you are looking for something fun and free to do during the summer why don't you join us in the mountains!!

JETs from all over eastern Japan will converge on Nagano for an excellent weekend of soccer and meeting new people.

We'll drive down on Saturday morning, play some soccer, attend the huge tournament party, play again on Sunday and drive home.

The weather was perfect last year and the location is beautiful. Tourney entry, food, accomodations and the party should come to only about 10,000yen total!

Everyone is welcome to join, no matter how much soccer-playing experience you have. The more the merrier!

All you newcomers get to know the ins and outs of Gunma over a three day period. Revel in the knowledge bestowed upon you by your sempais. A broad range of topics are covered, including cars, contracts, hygiene, technology, and teaching. On the third day, there will be some lovely cultural activities as well.

So, if you don't die in the first couple weeks once you arrive, you'll learn all you need to survive.

This year the Gunma Habitat for Humanity group will take a trip to Darkhan, Mongolia. It's a short trip, so we'll work hard, and come back exhausted but fulfilled. 2 days travel, 1.5 days R&R, so 6.5 days building a damn fine house for a family that needs one. Check out the habitat section of the website for more info and updates.

Now the B-I-G event of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Winter Wonderland Party Ski Trip of the YEAR!! YAY!

This year we have a new location: Naeba

This year the dinner will be catered: woodfire pizza and such.....yum yum

3 hours nomihodai: HOLY COW!

Best DJ in Gunma: DJ Curlee

This year the ski pass is included: so you save MONEY!!

Don't ski? Not sure if you want to go? Check out this pic from last:

That's right! It is not to be missed! Even if you don't ski!

The weekend will include:

~plenty of much needed winter socialization
~a fun party with a killer DJ
~Saturday ski pass

Don't let winter pass you by without at least ONE ski trip with all your mates!

Maci Edwards
GAJET Pres